rightsizev.
/ˌrʌɪtˈsʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈraɪtˌsaɪz/ Originally and chiefly U.S. Business.
transitive. To convert to an appropriate or optimum size; (euphemistic) to reduce the size of (a business, department, etc.) by discharging employees (cf. resize v. 3).
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society > occupation and work > lack of work > [verb (transitive)] > dismiss or discharge > reduce size of enterprise by dismissal
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > to suitable dimensions > downsize
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1987 Black Enterprise Dec. 59/2 He plans to ‘rightsize’ a number of departments by offering white-collar employees salaried separation packages.
1990 Business Week 26 Feb. 63/2 He adds that ‘we're right-sizing our organisation’ by reexamining how work is done. Layoffs could result.
1991 Daily Commerc. News (Sydney) 13 June 25/2 Australia has sought to rejig its schedules through the winter season in an effort to ‘right-size’ operations to demand.
1993 Computing 3 June 18/1 No longer willing to take only the technology they are given, organisations across the world are beginning to rightsize systems to suit themselves.
2004 D. L. Walker et al. Physican Billing Process x. 151 Key questions when you are rightsizing the billing office: Do we have the right number of staff? Are they doing the right things?
Derivatives
ˌright'sizing n.
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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > down-sizing
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society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > dismissal or discharge > reducing size of enterprise by dismissal
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1987 Black Enterprise Dec. 59/2 Roberts bristles when he hears the word downsizing; he dubs the process ‘rightsizing’.
2004 Managem. Today Dec. 13/1 Some rather PC observations on downsizing and rightsizing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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